Projectname:
Foam Cleaning
Workgroup: Hygienic production
Scientific Partners and Guidance:
Fraunhofer IVV Dresden, Mr. E. Fuchs
Financing: IVLV
Duration: 2014
Foam cleaning is mainly used for exterior cleaning of machinery and equipment. The benefits are increased operator protection due to reducing formation of aerosols and the visibility of the wetted area. The resource savings are less important.
To facilitate the use of foam also in closed cleaning systems (such as in a tank), it is necessary to determine the usefulness of foam cleaning in comparison to the effort. In a first step a reproducible method for foam generation in a test rig is designed. Cleaning studies are planned using a liquid falling film on a vertical stainless steel sample.
The experiments are carried out with foam and using a liquid chemical cleaning fluid. The aim of the experiments is to demonstrate:
Furthermore, the following questions will be investigated within the project: